Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED JULY 24, 1906.

F. H. HUBBARD.- NON-REFILLABLB BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16,1906.

WITNESSES.-

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PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK H. HUBBARD, OF KOKOMO, INDIANA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24,1906.

Application an a, 16,1906. Serial menus.

' To all whom it may concern:

citizen of the United States,

Be it known that I, FRANK H. HUBBARD, a

residing at Kokomo, in the county of Howard and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to non-refillable bott les and otherliquid-containing receptacles,

tively simple and inexpensive bottle danger of vide a bottle having atapering neck in which a is seated a longitudinally-movable valveprovided at one end with a concavity having a lurality ofdischarge-grooves communicatmg therewith, so that when the bottle isinverted the contents thereof will flow through said grooves to themouth of the bottle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stopper or closurespaced from the --valve and formed with peripheral tortuous passagesadapted to register with the grooves in the valve when the latter ismoved to open position.

A still further object of the inventlon is to generally improve thisclass of devices so as to increase their utility, durability, andefiiciency as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it beingunderstood that various changes in form, proportions, and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawmgs, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is'a long1- tudinal sectional view of a non-refillable bottleconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar viewshowing the bottle inverted and the valve in open position to permit thedischarge of the contents of the bottle. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe valve detached. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the plug or closuredetached. Fig. 5 is a pers ective view illustrating a modified form of tevalve.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The bottle consists of a body portion or liquid-containing chamber 5,provided with a neck 6, the walls of which are inclined or tapereddownwardly from the mouth 7 to the juncture of saidnec with the bodyportion of the bottle, as shown.

Disposed within the neck of the bottle is a valve having one end thereofprovided with a globular terminal 8 and its opposite end formed with anenlarged head 9, connected to the terminal 8 by means ofa reduced shank10. The upper face of the head 9 is formed with a depression orconcavity 1 1, and formed in the side walls of the head are a pluralityof longitudinally-disposed grooves 12, which communicate with theconcavity 11, as shown. Disposed in spaced relation to the head of thevalve and cemented or otherwise rigidly secured to the inclined Walls ofthe neck 6 is a plug or stopper 13, provided with a plurality oftortuous discharge grooves or channels 14:, adapted to register with thegroove 9 when the valve is moved to open position, so as-to permit theready discharge of the contents 0 the bottle. The grooves or channels 14are each preferably in the form of an ogee curve, so as to prevent theinsertion of a wire, nail, or other tool by an unauthorized erson in anattempt to unseat the valve and refilcl1 the bottle with an inferiorgrade of In filling the bottle the liquid is introduced through themouth of the neck and the valve placed in position with the globularterminal 8 in contact with the inclined walls of the neck, after whichthe plug or closure 13 is placed in position and cemented or otherwiserigidly secured to said neck, as best shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. 1

In order to discharge bottle,it is merely necessary to reverse thelatter, which causes the valve to move longitudinally within the neck 6and the grooves 12 to register with the passages 14 in the plug 13, thuspermitting the liquid to flow through the grooves 12 to the concavity 11, and thence through the passa es 14 to the mouth of the bottle, asclearly i lustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

As soon as the bottle is placed in upright position the valve 10 willautomatically seat itself, and thus prevent any attempt to refill thesame. Should an attempt be made to the contents of the the liquid.

concavity or depression is dispensed-with, the grooves being disposedlongitudinally of thevalve and opening; throu h: the fiatupper metal, orother suitablematerial and may be provided with any number of-discharge'passages or grooves,

ple,1nexpensive, and efficient device admirably adapted for theattainment of the ends :inview. 1

is claimed is seatedwithin theneck and providedi-atone .the valve andprovided with\discharge.-pas

end thereofwith a concavity-having a pluraltherewith, and astopper-spaced-from the con-; caved end ofthe valve and'provided with'aplurality of angularly disposed dischargepassages toipermit thepassageof the liquid when the valve is moved to open position) fraudlilentlyrefill the bottle by immersing the neck thereof in the liquid, thevalvewill automatically float to closed position, while any attempt toforce the liquid under pressure into the bottle when the latter isinverted Will by reason of the concavity 11 force the valvelongitudinally of the neckuntil the globular terminal 8 engages theinclined Walls of the neck, thus preventing the entrance of 3. .A bottlehaving a tapered neck, a valve seated in the neck and having one endthere- 5 of provided with an enlarged head the face of which is formedwith a depression and the side Walls thereof provided with a pluralityof longitudinally-disposed grooves communicating with said depression,and a plug spaced fromthevalve and rigidly secured to the interior wallsof the neck, said lug being provided with a plurality of peripl ieralangularly- In Fig. 5 of the drawings there is illustrated a disposeddischarge passages to permit the a modified form of the invention inwhich the passage ofthe liquid whenthe valve is moved F to. open:position.

'4. A bottle-having avtapered neck,.:a valve seated withinithe neck and.having a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed inuone 1 end thereof,and a plugspaced from thevialv-eand having a plurality of peripheralogee :discharge-passagesv formed in the "walls -thereof togpermit .thepassage ofithe liqui'd whenithe valve is moved to open'position.

v5. A bottle havinga taperedrneckwal-long'itudinally-movable valveseated within \the neck and consisting of a shank; provided rat one endwith a globular terminal adapted to engage: the wallsof said neckand-:ataits opposite end-with an enlarged head havingr-a plu- 7o ralityof longitudinally disposed grooves formed therein, a; plug'rigidlysecuredi to the .interior walls of the neck and arranged *in spacedrelation tothe-valve, said lug being provided with ca plurality: of:disc '=arge=pas- 7 5 sages each in the formofan ogee curve topermitthe;passageof the liquidwhenthevalve is=moved to open position.

Intestimony th-atfI. claim the 'foregoing as my own-I have heretoafiixe'dmy-signaturein the presence oftwo Witnesses.

FRANK (H. HUBBARD.

surface lfi. of said valve,. as s own.

,The valve and; plug may be formed of glass,

vFrom the foregoing description it vwill be seen that there is providedan extremely sim- Havingthus described the.invention,=what 1. 1Abottlehaving a tapered neck, a valve end thereof with a plurality oflongitudinallydisposed grooves,-and a stopper spaced from sages topermit the passage of the liquid when the valve is moved to openposition.

2. A bottle having a tapered neck, a'valve seated within the neckandprovided at one ity of longitudinal grooves communicating :Witnesses E.PLOUDER, 0. -E. .MIDDLETON.

